refcheck for Claude Code
io.github.benchoi93/refcheck
Verify academic citations against real databases. Catches hallucinated references, exports BibTeX.
client:Claude Code
transport:stdio
runtime:pypi
Install refcheck in Claude Code
run in your project directory
claude mcp add refcheck -e CROSSREF_EMAIL=<CROSSREF_EMAIL> -e S2_API_KEY=<S2_API_KEY> -e ELSEVIER_KEY=<ELSEVIER_KEY> -e ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN=<ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN> -e IEEE_API_KEY=<IEEE_API_KEY> -- uvx refcheck-mcp
Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs